Friday, October 28, 2016

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DIVALI FLICKERS
To stir love's pot with lamps of clay
Night shifts from day
Tiny flickers
These are stickers

The adventures of light and dark
Have sealed its mark
Firmly affixed
Truth here it sticks

Good-over-evil weaves a tale
threads never frail
Bind devotees
At Divali
DIVALI FLICKERS © gillena cox 2016


Glossary
Divali also spelt Diwali, Deepavali - celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere... It is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. One of the major festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.

Note
October 29th 2016 Divali - Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago


Blog hopping today at
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
Celebrating the Season - Dreaming with Stacie


[video choice today]

12 comments:

  1. This sounds like the best of holidays to celebrate... here we are being solemn calling out for death.

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    1. Really a lovely festival with enchanting visuals

      Much love...

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  2. Oh Gillena I do love this - light piercing through the dark, bringing brilliant colours, hope, love, & peace. Beautiful. And I do love the young man's voice -- smooth & entrancing! What a wonderful celebration - thanks for sharing. Happy Divali!

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  3. Divali is also widely celebrated in South Africa! I agree with Stacie that you have brought the festival of lights to the senses.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Kerry

      Much love...

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  4. I love Diwali, the festival of light.

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  5. Yes it's a beautiful festival

    Much love...

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  6. "the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair" ~ amazing.

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  7. Thanks for dropping in Helen

    Much love...

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  8. weaves a tail indeed! Sweet poem

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  9. Thanks for dropping by Margaret

    Much love...

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